Annette Rawstrone

News

Half of parents say Government has not done enough on childcare access during pandemic

Management
News

New £3.3m fund to support BAME mothers and children launched

Health
The Change the Story from Little Box of Books is fronted by singer and presenter Rochelle Humes, who has recently published a children's book
News

Crowdfunder campaign hits target to deliver inclusive children's books to nurseries and schools

Families
Mulberry Bush Nursery Whitefield in Bury
News

Mulberry Bush gains praise for staying open amid coronavirus cases

Coronavirus
Caring touch is vital for young children's development and wellbeing
News

Touch as important to child development as healthy food, research finds

Child Development
There were fewer children attending nurseries on 30 July than the previous week
News

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

Coronavirus
The Village Nursery has acquired a former Poppy and Jack's nursery in Weston, which will reopen as The Schoolhouse in September
News

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

Coronavirus
Children changed the pitch of their voices when role-playing different occupations
News

Gender stereotyping of job roles increases in boys from the age of seven, but decreases in girls

Child Development
MPs have called for an urgent review of funding for the childcare sector to ensure there are sufficient childcare places for parents to return to work
News

MPs criticise delay in Government response to childcare funding petition

Policy & Politics
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Coronavirus: Rise in health visitor workloads puts vulnerable families at risk

Health
The Association of Play Industries warns that there will be a negative impact on children’s mental and physical health if play areas continue to ‘disappear’
News

Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

Provision
Shadow education secretary Kate Green (left), and shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq, visited LEYF's Bessborough nursery in Pimlico on 16 July to highlight the need for targeted support for the childcare sector
News

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

Childcare Costs
Recreating a campfire in a tyre with sticks and tissue paper
Features

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… campfires

Practice
Features

Leadership Under the EIF: In partnership

Management
One in six working mothers have been made redundant since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, or fear redundancy in the next six months
News

Coronavirus: Mothers blame childcare shortage for redundancies

Coronavirus
News

More than 4 in 10 Scottish nurseries remain closed

Provision